In this painting by Rob Gonsalves, the scene in the foreground presents an entirely different meaning than the scene in the background. This type of transition is pretty common in all paintings from Gonsalves. If you look toward the back of the image, it appears to be an open body of water – maybe even […]
This photograph of a cliff in Southern Iceland (on the island of Heimaey which translates to Home Island) appears to be a giant elephant with its trunk in the water. Perhaps it is taking a drink? This “elephant” has become a tourist attraction to this island that claims about 4,500 residents. View below to see […]
The device featured in this video is quite interesting. Depending on which setting is chosen, water droplets appear to be stationary, falling, or moving in an upward direction. In reality, the water is falling down as a steady stream exactly as you would expect it to behave. Inside the box, however, there are a series […]
I always love when visitors send me optical illusions that I haven’t seen before. Today’s YouTube video was sent in by Abdul from couponmachine.in and features an anamorphic drawing of a glass of water. This video was created by a professional and passionate artist named PortraitPainter Pabst. The best part of the video is the […]
In honor of Memorial Day today, I thought I would post an optical illusion related to the armed forces. This poster was released by the Navy SEALs for a promotional campaign. The bottom of the poster asks “do you have what it takes?” Unless you have been trained to spot camouflaged troops, you will likely […]
Russian born artist Victor Molev is a painter a graphic artist currently living in Ontario, Canada. He previously worked as both an architect and a theater set painter. In his painting below, titled Mona Lisa (Water), seven fish jumping out of the water come together to form an image that resembles a portrait of Mona […]
There are a number of talented artists creating anamorphic drawings on pavement and sidewalks, we see their work all over the Internet. New Zealand artist Jame Harkins creates his three-dimensional drawings on a different surface – in the sand at the beach. In his drawing shown here, a tall skinny ladder leads up to a […]
